March 28th-April 1st

Upcoming Dates

March 28th - Parent Engagement Night - 6:30-7:30 PM

Located at: Austin Elementary - 161 S. Moore Road, Coppell

This is a multi-campus event with Austin, Wilson, and Denton Creek.

March 29th - PTO Meeting @ 5:00 PM

*See Principal Newsletter for more information*

April 15th - Regular School Day 

*Make-up from Ice Day on 2/24*

April 18th - NO SCHOOL - District Holiday

May 10th - Math STAAR

May 11th - Reading STAAR

*iPads - Please remember to send your child's iPad each day to school fully charged. 

*Headphones - Please check with your child that they have working headphones/earbuds at school. Learners have many times where they are watching a video or can listen to directions and/or books and apps that need audio. Thank you so much for your help with this!

*Snack - We have a short snack time each day. It is important that they have a healthy and nutritious snack each day to fuel their bodies. We also ask that the snack you send be completely free of peanuts/tree nuts. This will help provide a safe environment for all learners.

March Lunch Menu

April Lunch Menu

 

Math

Fractions continue! We will compare fractions with like denominators (¼ < ¾ )and like numerators (⅓>⅙), and we will also talk about equivalent fractions. When comparing fractions with like numerators, we focus on the size of the piece (the denominator). The bigger the denominator, the smaller the piece! 

To help us compare fractions, we will use the Butterfly Method (ask your child to explain next week). We will also learn some tips and tricks about fractions to help us find equivalent fractions. Fractions equivalent to ½ (2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 6/12) are important fractions for your kiddo to learn.

Science 

Next week, we will begin our new unit on Environment and Organisms.  We will start with discussing the physical characteristics of environments.  The kids will learn what an ecosystem is and how organisms interact with the living and nonliving features of their environment to obtain matter and energy needed for survival

Reading/Writing 

In reading, we will dive into poems a little bit deeper and learn about mood, voice, and tone. We will break apart the poems into pieces to better understand their meaning. In writing, we will learn how to break our own poems into lines and stanzas, and add rhyme schemes and imagery to bring them to life!

Social Studies 

In social studies, we will finish wrapping up our economics unit by overviewing all the major concepts we have learned, especially budgeting, saving, and entrepreneurship.

Ms. Martin's Newsletter

**Will update soon**